GCSE Business Studies
GCSE:
Specification at a Glance
The table below summarises the structure of this NICCEA GCSE course:
| Content | Assessment | Weighting | Availability |
| Unit 1:
Business Start Up
• Business Start Up • Production • Marketing |
External written exam
1 hour 20 mins
Format: Structured questions |
35% | Every Summer
(beginning in 2010) |
|
Unit 2: Business Development
• Finance • Managing People • Business Growth • Business Plan |
External written exam
1 hour 40 mins
Format: Three structured questions with an incline of difficulty Synoptic* |
40% |
Summer Terminal assessment |
| Controlled assessment
Format: Candidates complete one task from a range of tasks released in September each year Synoptic* |
25% | Summer
Terminal assessment |
http://www.ccea.org.uk/business_studies/
www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/social_enterprise.aspx